Samuel Vokes - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameSamuel Michael Vokes

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityWales

Age37

Date of birth21 Oct 1989

BirthplaceSouthampton

Height186 cm

Shirt number#19

ClubGillingham

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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34

Appearances

2

Goals

2

Assists

1125

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gillingham.

Career

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Championship×3

Following his move to Gillingham, Vokes's current-season form is up 300% on last season (Season 3→12), while his Rating held around 7. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 48).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Gillingham · 17th	34	2	2	6.64	7	12
2024/25	Wycombe · 5th	9	2	0	7	7	3
2023/24	Wycombe · 10th	42	4	2	7.05	15	16
2022/23	Wycombe · 9th	36	6	1	7.04	21	21
2021/22	Wycombe · 6th	46	17	5	7.24	29	48

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 15 earlier seasons in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales	61	11
Wales U21	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

S. Vokes is a 37-year-old centre-forward at Gillingham, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 2 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 12, top 56% of League Two centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 5.2, ranking 247th of 254 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (36.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.32 goal contributions per 90 (0.16 goals, 0.16 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vokes.

Judged on this season alone, Vokes graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 18th of 32 of the 32 centre-forwards in the League Two, on 2 goals and 2 assists in 34 appearances (0.32 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 5, 30th of 32 of the 32 centre-forwards in the League Two. At 37 Vokes is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22

Current potential30th of 32 centre-forwards · League Two Current season18th of 32 centre-forwards · League Two 18th-best centre-forward in the League Two 247th in the League Two · potential 30th-highest potential centre-forward in the League Two

5.2

Ratingi

30th of 32 centre-forwards

12.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

36.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.32

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Gillingham finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

34

Apps

2

Goals

2

Assists

4

G+A

0.06

Goals / app

2 goals in 34 appearances (0.06 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 4 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 36.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 5.2, Vokes carries the 30th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League Two of 32. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.32 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %36.8%

Available fixtures34 of 12

Goals / 900.16

Assists / 900.16

Goal contribution / 900.32

Defensive actions / 900.72

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %12.5

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %49

Dribble success %22.2

Cards / 900.08

Foul involvement / 902.08

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 22–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 37, Vokes sits on 0.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Vokes's projected Rating — 5.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target16

Shots32

Passing

Assists2

Chances created21

Passes334

Pass accuracy49%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success22.2%

Duels won146

Duels won %52.1%

Fouls won11

Defending

Tackles3

Interceptions3

Blocks3

Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.9M total transfer fees · 11 moves

GillinghamJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

WycombeJul 2021 – Jul 2025

Stoke CityJan 2019 – Jul 2021

BurnleyJul 2012 – Jan 2019€ 635K

Brighton(on loan)Jan 2012 – Jul 2012

Burnley(on loan)Oct 2011 – Jan 2012

Norwich(on loan)Apr 2011 – Oct 2011

Sheffield Utd(on loan)Feb 2011 – Apr 2011

Bristol City(on loan)Aug 2010 – Feb 2011

Leeds(on loan)Oct 2009 – Aug 2010

WolvesJul 2008 – Oct 2009€ 300K

Bournemouthuntil Jul 2008

Transfer history

About S. Vokes

Samuel Michael Vokes is a 36-year-old centre-forward who plays for Gillingham, born on October 21, 1989 in Southampton, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Wales. Gillingham currently sit 7th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, S. Vokes has made 34 appearances with 2 goals and 2 assists across 1,125 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

S. Vokes's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Gillingham face Shrewsbury away in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Vokes at 5.2 with a Season form score of 12.3, ranking 247th of 254 centre-forwards in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 3 career titles — among them the Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 20 recorded seasons, S. Vokes has totalled 614 club appearances with 126 goals and 21 assists for 11 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2012/13, with 46 appearances for Burnley.